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49333

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2014, Official Report, columns 578-9W, on equality, how many companies responded to the recent survey of companies participating in the Think Act, Report initiative; and what information her Department holds on which companies participating in that initiative (a) have conducted a gender pay audit in the last two years and (b) publish detailed gender pay gap information for each grade.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	197286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The survey of Think, Act, Report participating companies was conducted in October 2013. There were 39 responses, roughly a third of the companies then supporting the initiative.</p><p> </p><p>The survey was anonymous, so the Department does not hold information on which of the companies have conducted gender pay audits. However, we are aware there are at least 16 such companies.</p><p> </p><p>At least two companies, Friends Life and Genesis Housing, publish detailed gender pay gap information broken down by every grade. The Government is using the initiative to encourage companies to publish pay information, and for many of them signing-up to Think, Act, Report is their first step on that journey.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

49334

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will answer question 188564 tabled on 13 February 2014 for Answer on 24 February 2014, and question 188387 tabled on 12 February 2014 for Answer on 26 February 2014.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	197346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>I responded to the hon. Member today.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

49335

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) inspections, (b) findings of non-compliance, (c) prosecutions and (d) convictions have been handled by HM Revenue and Customs to non-payment of the minimum wage in each region in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	197359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government take the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously and HMRC reviews every complaint that is referred to it, investigating the complaint and, in addition, carrying out targeted enforcement where we identify a high risk of non-payment of NMW.</p><p> </p><p>The information for the time period requested is detailed in the table below. HMRC does not keep statistics at regional level for the purposes of completed inspections and non-compliance. However, the location of the employers prosecuted is included.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial</p><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Completed</p><p>Inspections</p></td><td><p>Non-</p><p>Compliance</p></td><td><p>Prosecutions</p></td><td><p>Employer</p><p>Location</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>3643</p></td><td><p>1256</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2904</p></td><td><p>1140</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Liverpool</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2534</p></td><td><p>968</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1693</p></td><td><p>736</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>London</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1455</p></td><td><p>680</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>The majority of employers identified as paying below the NMW will pay arrears on receipt of a formal Notice of Underpayment. Where they don't, HMRC will pursue recovery through the civil courts. For deliberate non-compliance or obstructive behaviour, HMRC operates a policy of selective and exemplary criminal investigation action to bolster our overall enforcement strategy. Criminal investigations rarely result in arrears being paid to workers and are reserved only for the most serious cases. All of the prosecutions noted in the table above were successful.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

49336

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases of non-payment of the minimum wage were (a) referred to the Crown Prosecution Service from HM Revenue and Customs, (b) prosecuted and (c) prosecuted successfully in 2013-14 and each of the preceding three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	197340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Based on data held centrally by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) together with information provided by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), which has responsibility for enforcing the law in relation to the National Minimum Wage, I have established (a) three referrals were made to the CPS from HMRC in 2010-2011. No referrals were made in the financial years 2011-2012, 2012-2013 or 2013-2014. (b) One prosecution commenced in 2011-2012 from the three cases referred in 2010-2011. (c) One conviction is recorded in 2010-2011 (referred in 2009/10) and one conviction in 2012-2013 (referred in 2010/11). This information represents the period of 2013-14 and the preceding three financial years.</p><p>HMRC also has civil enforcement powers to secure and punish in cases of non-compliance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

49337

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has spent on staff overtime payments in each CPS area in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	197280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p>The total amount spent on overtime payments by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in each of the last five years by CPS area is shown in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Overtime payments in the CPS by Area between 2009/10 and 2013/14 (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>£</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Headquarters</strong></p></td><td><p>144,262</p></td><td><p>96,501</p></td><td><p>83,876</p></td><td><p>94,432</p></td><td><p>70,229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Casework</strong></p></td><td><p>21,754</p></td><td><p>33,838</p></td><td><p>31,187</p></td><td><p>107,198</p></td><td><p>270,687</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CPS Direct</strong></p></td><td><p>14,700</p></td><td><p>12,255</p></td><td><p>5,363</p></td><td><p>643</p></td><td><p>8,458</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Cymru Wales Area</strong></p></td><td><p>4,566</p></td><td><p>4,646</p></td><td><p>552</p></td><td><p>4,009</p></td><td><p>20,738</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands Area</strong></p></td><td><p>63,249</p></td><td><p>25,724</p></td><td><p>11,567</p></td><td><p>13,090</p></td><td><p>116,402</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East of England Area</strong></p></td><td><p>25,026</p></td><td><p>13,227</p></td><td><p>5,223</p></td><td><p>16,935</p></td><td><p>9,659</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London Area</strong></p></td><td><p>239,165</p></td><td><p>185,651</p></td><td><p>299,986</p></td><td><p>1,813,590</p></td><td><p>3,098,987</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Merseyside and Cheshire Area</strong></p></td><td><p>8,828</p></td><td><p>16,882</p></td><td><p>4,047</p></td><td><p>24,095</p></td><td><p>38,669</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East Area</strong></p></td><td><p>59,981</p></td><td><p>70,553</p></td><td><p>53,665</p></td><td><p>45,448</p></td><td><p>64,732</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West Area</strong></p></td><td><p>155,124</p></td><td><p>186,415</p></td><td><p>207,895</p></td><td><p>210,403</p></td><td><p>283,753</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South East Area</strong></p></td><td><p>86,290</p></td><td><p>57,507</p></td><td><p>41,483</p></td><td><p>120,212</p></td><td><p>164,759</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West Area</strong></p></td><td><p>4,599</p></td><td><p>952</p></td><td><p>216</p></td><td><p>13,022</p></td><td><p>19,213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Thames and Chiltern Area</strong></p></td><td><p>28,142</p></td><td><p>26,816</p></td><td><p>75,171</p></td><td><p>63,002</p></td><td><p>97,399</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wessex Area</strong></p></td><td><p>5,598</p></td><td><p>2,305</p></td><td><p>4,317</p></td><td><p>1,434</p></td><td><p>35,672</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands Area</strong></p></td><td><p>15,445</p></td><td><p>29,667</p></td><td><p>16,834</p></td><td><p>10,823</p></td><td><p>45,221</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside Area</strong></p></td><td><p>192,538</p></td><td><p>15,686</p></td><td><p>56,680</p></td><td><p>218,192</p></td><td><p>255,737</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,069,266</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>778,626</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>898,060</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,756,527</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,600,314</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

49338

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether the Serious Fraud Office has applied to HM Treasury for additional funding for its investigation into the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	197281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has a core budget to investigate and, where appropriate, prosecute the most serious and complex cases of fraud, bribery and corruption and some exceptionally large cases will arise that require additional resources. However it is not in the public interest to specify in detail what resources the SFO intends to dedicate to each case.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

49339

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with which countries the UK has asset sharing agreements for the purposes of freezing, confiscating and repatriating the proceeds of crime; and how many such agreements have been reached since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	197341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>he UK is party to a number of multilateral international agreements that <br>contain asset recovery and asset sharing provisions. These include the Council <br>of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the <br>Proceeds from Crime, the UN Convention Against Corruption and the UN Convention <br>Against Transnational Organised Crime. The UK does not require a formal <br>international agreement to be able to cooperate with another country in respect <br>of freezing, confiscating and sharing or repatriating the proceeds of crime but <br>does have 37 bilateral mutual legal assistance agreements with other countries <br>including such provisions. These are -</p><p> </p><p>1. Algeria<br>2. Antigua and Barbuda<br>3. Argentina<br>4. Australia<br>5. Bahamas<br>6. Bahrain<br>7. Barbados<br>8. Brazil<br>9. Canada<br>10. Chile<br>11. Colombia<br>12. Ecuador<br>13. Grenada<br>14. Guyana<br>15. Hong Kong SAR<br>16. India<br>17. Ireland<br>18. Italy<br>19. Jordan<br>20. Libya<br>21. Malaysia<br>22. Mexico<br>23. Netherlands<br>24. Nigeria<br>25. Panama<br>26. Paraguay<br>27. Philippines<br>28. Romania<br>29. Saudi Arabia<br>30. Spain<br>31. Sweden<br>32. Thailand<br>33. UAE<br>34. Ukraine<br>35. Uruguay<br>36. USA<br>37. Vietnam</p><p> </p><p>The agreements with Jordan and Malaysia have been concluded since 2010.<br><br>There are a further six bilateral agreements limited to the issue of asset <br>sharing. These are -</p><p> </p><p>1. Canada<br>2. Jersey<br>3. Hong Kong SAR<br>4. Ireland<br>5. Jamaica <br>6. Netherlands<br><br>These were all concluded prior to 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8358 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

49341

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) elective and (b) emergency admissions with a (i) primary and (ii) secondary diagnosis of diabetes there have been in (A) England and (B) each commissioning area of responsibility; and what proportion of such admissions were of (1) a child under the age of 18 and (2) an adult aged 18 and over in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
uin	197348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p>Information on the finished admission episodes with a primary and secondary diagnosis of diabetes, by admission type, age and primary care trust for the years 2005-06 to 2012-13 has been placed in the Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name PQ197348 - Library Doc - Table.xlsx title Count of Finished Admission Episodes
tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

49342

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of 18 March 2014, Official Report, column 638, on Freedom of Information Act, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to designate the RSPCA as a public authority for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Garnier
uin	197248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government currently has no plans to extend the Freedom of Information Act to the RSPCA. However, we are considering ways in which the Act can be extended further to enhance transparency.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	337 label Biography information for Lord Garnier

49343

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of local authorities in England and Wales have plans in place for tackling potential child sexual exploitation.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	197312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The independent report of the Office of the Children's Commissioner (OCC)'s Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) in gangs and groups, published on 26 November 2013, found that 98% of Local Safeguarding Children's Boards (LSCBs) in England considered CSE to be a strategic priority and that 57% of LSCBs had agreed a joint CSE strategy with their partner agencies.[1] These figures were taken from evidence gathered by the OCC in early 2013. The OCC are planning to review the position later this year. Current statutory guidance on CSE says that LSCBs should ensure that specific local procedures are in place covering the sexual exploitation of children and young people and that the needs of the children affected are considered when local services are planned and commissioned.[2] LSCBs should set up a sub-group, reporting to the Board, to drive progress on CSE. The guidance does not place a requirement on LSCBs to develop a CSE strategy, but this has come to be regarded as best practice. It does, however, say:</p><p> </p><p>‘Sexual exploitation should be covered in local needs assessments and, where it is a significant issue, the LSCB should help ensure it is regarded as a priority'.</p><p> </p><p>More recently, the Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation Action Plan, published by the Department for Education in November 2011, set out actions to help LSCBs to prioritise CSE, including to ‘develop an effective local strategy ensuring there is a co-ordinated multi-agency response to child sexual exploitation, based on a robust, thorough risk assessment of the extent and nature of CSE locally'.[3]</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education is not responsible for child protection in Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] If only someone had listened – final report of the Office of the Children's Commissioner's Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Gangs and Groups, <a href="http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/content/publications/content_743" target="_blank">http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/content/publications/content_743</a></p><p> </p><p>[2]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/278849/Safeguarding_Children_and_Young_People_from_Sexual_Exploitation.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/278849/Safeguarding_Children_and_Young_People_from_Sexual_Exploitation.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>[3]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-child-sexual-exploitation-action-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-child-sexual-exploitation-action-plan</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman